Obama links increase in aid to security along Afghan border
WASHINGTON, Jan 21: US President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden will increase non-military aid to Pakistan and hold it accountable for security in the border region with Afghanistan, says the new...
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‘Top Al Qaeda operative’ held in Khyber raid
LANDI KOTAL, Jan 21: Seven suspected militants were arrested in a pre-dawn operation in Bara Qadeem area of the Khyber tribal region on Wednesday....
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Taliban’s Mohmand chief killed
GHALANAI, Jan 21: Umer Khalid, the chief of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in the Mohmand tribal region, was killed along with four other key commanders in a military operation in Lakaro area on Wednesday morning, a security official claimed....
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India rejects UK’s Kashmir stance
NEW DELHI, Jan 21: India rejected on Wednesday a suggestion by Britain that security in South Asia was linked to the Kashmir dispute, and urged nations to act against states which “sponsored terrorism”....
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Cabinet approves budgetary framework for three years
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The federal cabinet approved on Wednesday the adoption of Medium Term Budgetary Framework for three years....
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Nato chief in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: Nato Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit during which he is expected to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf...
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Magazine endorses Antulay’s stance on Karkare
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: India’s Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay, who has been criticised by the right-wing Hindu leaders for seeking an inquiry into the murder of Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare, has won endorsement for his stance, says a report....
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Foreign troops a threat to region: Owais
PESHAWAR, Jan 21: NWFP Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani has called for withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, saying that their presence is endangering the security of the entire region....
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IAEA to investigate use of uranium-tipped ammunition
VIENNA, Jan 21: The UN nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it would investigate allegations by Arab countries that Israel used ammunition containing depleted uranium during its 22-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip....
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US takes first step towards closing Guantanamo
WASHINGTON: US military judges on Wednesday deferred the trial of key Guantanamo suspects, hours after President Barack Obama asked prosecutors to seek a suspension of all military trials at the US prison camp in Cuba....
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11 Taliban, two Afghan soldiers killed
KABUL, Jan 21: Heavy fighting between the Taliban and security forces in Afghanistan’s remote northwest killed 11 militants while two soldiers died in a Taliban suicide attack on Wednesday, authorities said....
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Two schools destroyed
MINGORA, Jan 21: Taliban militants destroyed another two government-run schools and a health centre as violence continued in Swat on Wednesday....
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Indian missile fails to hit target
NEW DELHI, Jan 21: A supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Russia and India failed to hit its target in a test previously reported as successful, Indian military scientists said on Wednesday....
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Group suggested to end Afghan war
BERLIN, Jan 21: The United Nations should create an “international contact group” of world powers to end the Afghanistan war, Germany’s ruling Christian Democrat (CDU-CSU) party said on Tuesday....
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Muslims welcome Obama’s pledge — with caution
JAKARTA, Jan 21: Muslim leaders on Wednesday cautiously welcomed President Barack Obama’s promise of a fresh start to US relations with the Muslim world and moves to halt war on terror trials at Guantanamo Bay....
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Dutch MP of ‘Fitna fame’ faces trial
THE HAGUE, Jan 21: A Dutch court ordered prosecutors on Wednesday to put far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders on trial for inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims by comparing their religion to Nazism....
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China concerned over future of US ties
BEIJING, Jan 21: China offered a nervous welcome on Wednesday to US President Barack Obama, expressing concern over the direction he may take bilateral ties while paying tribute to the efforts of George Bush....
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US military investigates civilian deaths claim
KABUL, Jan 21: The US military said on Wednesday it was investigating an Afghan news report that a coalition operation might have left more than two dozen civilians dead....
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Saddam’s yacht will return to Iraq
BAGHDAD, Jan 21: A luxury yacht kitted out for Saddam Hussein with swimming pools, a mosque and a missile launcher will return to Iraq because the global economic crisis has thwarted attempts to sell it....
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Relatives of Taiwan’s former leader plead guilty
TAIPEI, Jan 21: Three relatives of former president Chen Shui-bian pleaded guilty to money-laundering on Wednesday in a case that also involves the former leader, Taiwan media reported....
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Zardari lauds Obama’s ‘new way forward’ approach
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday welcomed a pledge from US President Barack Obama to seek a new approach with the Muslim world after eight turbulent years of the Bush administration....
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Pipeline blast hits Sui plant gas supply
QUETTA, Jan 21: Gas supply from the Loti field to the Sui purification plant was suspended on Wednesday after militants blew up a pipeline in the Dasht Goran area of Dera Bugti....
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